Tea Leaves: July 1, 2024: M&A

Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, has decided to withdraw from its previously announced agreement to acquire Steward Health Care’s physician group, as confirmed by the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC). The deal, originally disclosed in March as a...

Tea Leaves: July 1, 2024: DC News

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine, which allowed federal agencies leeway in interpreting ambiguous laws, is expected to severely hinder the government’s ability to enforce public health regulations and could lead to a surge in...

Tea Leaves: June 28, 2024: Providers

Nineteen rural Minnesota hospitals and their 50-plus clinics have banded together to form a clinically integrated network (CIN) serving more than 750,000 people. The so-called Headwaters High-Value Network, announced Thursday, stitches the independent hospitals’...